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# Xymon
1. [Overview](#overview)
2. [Role Variables](#role-variables)
* [OS Specific Variables](#os-specific-variables)
3. [Example Playbook](#example-playbook)
4. [Configuration](#configuration)
5. [Development](#development)
6. [License](#license)
7. [Author Information](#author-information)
## Overview
Manage Xymon (client) installation and configuration.
## Role Variables
* **xymon_cli_manage**: If `xymon-client` should be managed with this role [default: `true`].
* **xymon_cli_pkg_state**: State of new `xymon-client` package(s) [default: `installed`].
* **xymon_cli_default_conf_path**: Configuration file for `xymon-client` [default: `/etc/default/xymon-client`].
* **xymon_cli_default_conf_tpl**: Template used to generate the previous config file [default: `etc/default/xymon-client.j2`].
* **xymon_cli_hostname**: Allow to override default value of CLIENTHOSTNAME var [default: `{{ ansible_fqdn }}`].
* **xymon_cli_service_manage**: If `xymon-client` service should be managed with this role [default: `true`].
* **xymon_cli_service_name**: `xymon-client` service name [default: `xymon-client`].
* **xymon_cli_service_enabled**: Set `xymon-client` service available at startup [default: `true`].
* **xymon_srv_list**: The list of Xymon servers (you must give an hostname, IP,… reachable from any clients) [defaults: `monitoring.{{ ansible_domain }}`].
### OS Specific Variables
Please see default value by Operating System file in [vars][vars directory] directory.
* **xymon_cli_pkg_list**: The list of packages to install to provide `xymon-client`.
## Example Playbook
* Use defaults vars:
``` yml
- hosts: serverXYZ
roles:
- role: ipr-cnrs.xymon
```
## Configuration
This role will:
* Install needed packages to provide `xymon-client`.
* Manage `xymon-client` configuration and service.
## Development
This source code comes from our [Gogs instance][xymon source] and the [Github repo][xymon github] exist just to be able to send the role to Ansible Galaxy…
But feel free to send issue/PR here :)
Thanks to this [hook][gogs to github hook], Github automatically got updates from our [Gogs instance][xymon source] :)
## License
[WTFPL][wtfpl website]
## Author Information
Jérémy Gardais
* Source: [on IPR's Gogs][xymon source]
* [IPR][ipr website] (Institut de Physique de Rennes)
[vars directory]: ./vars
[gogs to github hook]: https://stackoverflow.com/a/21998477
[xymon source]: https://git.ipr.univ-rennes1.fr/cellinfo/ansible.xymon
[xymon github]: https://github.com/ipr-cnrs/xymon
[wtfpl website]: http://www.wtfpl.net/about/
[ipr website]: https://ipr.univ-rennes1.fr/